Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 159 The truth

Li Gensheng seemed to have finally put down the heavy stone in his heart, so he told everything that happened that day.

It turned out that day that Granny Li desperately held her son's legs and told them to run away quickly. Li Gensheng was frightened and his legs were too weak to walk. Li Ergou kicked his own mother to the ground and ran towards them with a ferocious look. Chen Yuer couldn't let go of Li Gensheng, and saw that Granny Li was kicked to the ground and unable to move. Thinking of how good Granny Li was to them on weekdays, Chen Yuer couldn't bear to run away.

So the mother and son simply decided not to run away. They confronted Li Ergou head-on. At that time, Li Ergou was shouting, saying that Li Gensheng was unfilial and even dared to hit him.

Li Gensheng was furious at the time, thinking that this beast had just beaten his own mother, and now he turned around and blamed him, accusing him of being unfilial. Seeing Chen Yuer being hit on the head by Li Ergou's fist, Li Gensheng suddenly felt a surge of blood rushing to his head. When he came to his senses, Li Ergou was lying on the ground dying, and in his hand lay a sharp stone, the tip of which was covered in red blood.

I killed someone myself!

This was Li Gensheng's only thought at the time. However, when he looked at Li Ergou lying on the ground, he found that the guy was not dead yet and was still groaning on the ground.

Li Gensheng didn't really want to kill him at that time, but when he and Chen Yuer ran to Grandma Li, Grandma Li had already passed away. She had only one son, Li Ergou, in her life. She didn't expect that in the end, it would be this only son who took her life.

Looking at his grandmother who died in pain, Li Gensheng was filled with hatred. So when Li Ergou struggled to get up and kept cursing them, Li Gensheng picked up the stone on the ground again without hesitation. The sharp stone hit Li Ergou directly on the head. Li Ergou was already injured and lost too much blood. After a few more hits from Li Gensheng, he was dead forever.

Strictly speaking, Li Gensheng was avenging his grandmother.

As for what happened later, Li Gensheng had just killed someone and was a little confused, so Chen Yuer handled the follow-up.

Chen Yuer, who was sitting on the chair, said calmly, "We buried my mother-in-law, threw the beast into Widow Huang's house, put the murder weapon on her son's bed, and then fled with Gensheng. I don't know how the village chief dealt with the beast and Widow Huang's mother and son, but since they don't want us to have an easy life, I don't plan to let them live comfortably for the rest of their lives. As for whether they were sent to prison, I don't know, but I think the excitement of seeing a dead person as soon as they opened their eyes is enough for that bitch to remember for the rest of her life."

Song Dahe was the first to applaud: "Well done, if you can't kill them, you can at least scare them to death. Is that the widow Huang who married into our village later?"

Song Dazhuang explained to him, "She did marry me later, in the year after you joined the army. But she was unlucky. She gave birth to a son but lost her husband. The village chief always felt sorry for her and took good care of her and her son. Who would have thought that she would raise a disaster."

Song Chunlin looked at Song Dazhuang, wanting to say something but stopping himself. How should he tell his father that the widow Huang tried to seduce him on the way to escape famine, but Song Dazhuang was a blockhead at that time and did not take the bait at all.

Grandpa Song asked Chen Yuer what his plans were now, and Chen Yuer lowered his head in embarrassment.

"My mother and I are in this state now. We can only bother Uncle Song for a few days. After I find a place to stay in two days, I will move out with Gensheng as soon as possible."

"I don't like to hear that. We are all from the same village. We fled all the way here from the northwest. We never thought we would meet people from the village again. But now that we have met, it doesn't make sense for us to watch you get into trouble without helping you. If this gets out, what will happen to my Song family?"

Grandma Song beckoned Song Chunlin over and asked if the workshop next door could be used for living. Song Chunlin understood and immediately replied, "Sure, little grandpa. My father and I will go over and set it up right away."

The workshop next door was usually used for chopping peppers and making sweet potato flour, so it was completely uninhabitable. Fortunately, there were two small warehouses there, one of which was empty. They just had to clean it up and add two beds, and it would be barely habitable. Although the conditions were a bit crude, it was better than Chen Yuer and her son having to sleep in the open.

When Chen Yuer heard that the Song family was willing to take her and her son in, she hurriedly thanked them profusely and said that she would go and clean the house herself, but Song Qinshi who was standing beside her grabbed her arm.

"I just asked my daughter-in-law to boil some water. You haven't washed yourself in a while, right? Come, take a shower first, change your clothes, and clean yourself up. You'll feel better, right?"

So Song Qin took Chen Yuer, and Song Chunsheng carried Li Gensheng, and the mother and son went to the bathroom to take a bath separately. On the other side, Song Dazhuang brought Song Chunlin, and Song Dahao who had been following them, to the workshop next door.

Song Daha stood at the door of the warehouse with his arms folded across his chest. He really wanted to know where in this empty warehouse people could live.

Song Chunlin looked at him calmly, snorted, and then waved his hand, and two simple wooden beds appeared. These were bought when he rented a house before. After the new house was built, everything in the house was replaced with new ones. These two beds were no longer needed, and there was no place to put them at home, so he simply kept them in Song Chunlin's space.

Song Daha's eyes widened. He had never expected that his little nephew could actually perform such a trick. However, when he saw Song Chunlin conjure up bedding out of thin air again, his expression became completely unsettled.

"Brother!" Song Dahe walked to Song Dazhuang and stared at Song Chunlin vigilantly: "Brother, this kid is a monster!"

Song Chunlin rolled his eyes when he heard that. See, he knew that normal ancient people would definitely regard him as a monster. Song Dazhuang was also a little embarrassed, because if Song Chunlin hadn't said that the space was a gift from an immortal, he might also have regarded Song Chunlin as a monster.

Song Dazhuang explained for Song Chunlin: "Chunlin is not a monster. There is a magical space on Chunlin's body. It is a magical artifact given to our family by immortals in ancient times. At that time, Chunlin fell from a tree while looking for food. The blood on his head accidentally made the space recognize its master, so the scene you saw appeared."

After listening to his brother's explanation, Song Daha still remained skeptical about Song Chunlin, because he was not like Song Dazhuang and the others. They watched Song Chunlin grow up, and the same life experience made them have an almost instinctive trust in Song Chunlin. But Song Daha was different. He had been away from home for decades, and Song Chunlin was just a very unfamiliar junior to him.

Now you tell him that this kid has a magical weapon from an immortal, and he didn't throw Song Chunlin out like a fool because of his brother's consideration.

Song Dazhuang patted his brother's shoulder and signaled him not to be nervous. Song Dahe looked at Song Chunlin who was making the bed carefully, and slowly let down his guard.

Because it was a warehouse, Song Chunlin didn't plan to decorate it too well. The mother and son each had a bed, two stools and a small table. That was all there was in the warehouse. It was simple for sure, but it was fine for living. As for eating, they could just go next door. If the mother and son were embarrassed, they could just send it over.

Thinking of this, Song Chunlin glanced at Song Daha strangely. Just now in the main hall, he felt that his second uncle's eyes were not innocent when he looked at Chen Yuer. Maybe there was a possibility of development between the two of them?

After the warehouse was tidied up, Chen Yuer and Li Gensheng also took a shower and changed into clean clothes. This was the first time they had taken a shower in days. After taking a shower, they threw away their clothes directly. They were too dirty to be washed out, and keeping them would take up space.

Chen Yuer took out the household registration certificate sewn inside her clothes in advance and began to inquire about the settlement matters on Grandpa Song's side.

Grandpa Song explained the government regulations to her one by one. After listening to them, Chen Yuer not only did not feel relieved, but her brows furrowed even more.

Changping Town is too close to the capital, and the requirements here are much stricter than those in Yingchuan. First of all, three acres of permanent land is the most basic requirement. However, Chen Yuer and his son are penniless, let alone three acres. They can't even afford one inch of land. If they can't afford it, they can't settle down. If they can't settle down, they can't find a job. The capital has strict checks on outsiders, and outsiders cannot find a job here without a guarantor.

Grandpa Song is willing to be the guarantor, but it is not easy to find a job suitable for Chen Yuer. Although the Dajing Dynasty is not as rigid and strict towards girls and boys as the previous dynasty, most families are unwilling to let their girls and boys go out and make money in public. It is not decent to say that.

"Actually, if you want to settle down, there is another way." Grandpa Song said this with some hesitation. Chen Yuer heard it, but still insisted on knowing what the other way was.

"Uncle Song, you said, as long as I can do it, I will try my best to do it."

Grandpa Song shook his head: "This is not something you can do alone. We are still short of one more person."

"Who is missing?" Chen Yuer already had a bad feeling in her heart at this time. Sure enough, what Grandpa Song said next almost cut off their last way.

Grandpa Song said: "You are still short of a man. As long as you find a man or woman with local household registration and marry him, your household registration can naturally be moved to your husband's family. But as for your son, I guess it depends on the opinion of your husband's family." After all, no one wants to help another man raise a child, right?

Chen Yuer had a worried look on her face. She had just arrived. Where could she find a local who was willing to marry a widow with a child?

Not to mention that she didn't know where to find him, Grandpa Song also didn't know where to find such a person. He could only comfort her and let her stay at their house first and then consider future matters.

Song Chunlin and Song Dazhuang just came in, and Song Dahao was walking slowly at the back. It was dinner time, and Zhou Ning and Song Chunsheng, who had been busy in the kitchen, brought up dinner together.

Because there were guests at home, Aunt Song asked Song Chunsheng to kill a chicken. When Lu Ming and Fu Nian came over, they found two strangers at the table. Although Fu Nian was a little surprised, he still kept smiling and nodded slightly at them.

Song A-mo introduced the two of them enthusiastically: "These two are good brothers who served in the military camp with Da He. Now they live in our house and are considered our other two sons. You can just call them uncle and brother."

Chen Yuer didn't expect that there were so many people in the Song family, so she and her son immediately called for help.

The dishes tonight were very rich. Chen Yuer and Li Gensheng had not eaten such sumptuous meals for a long time. They didn't know what to pick for a moment. Song Daha was not polite and kept putting dishes into their bowls with chopsticks. He was so enthusiastic that even Song Qin, who was sitting next to them, couldn't get a hand involved.

Chen Yuer kept saying "enough, enough", and when Song Dahao finally stopped, the bowls of mother and son were piled with food as high as a mountain.

Something is wrong, Song Chunlin frowned. There was indeed something wrong with his second uncle. Looking at his eager look, people who didn't understand would think that this was the first time he brought his wife back to meet his parents.

Most of the people at the dinner table saw it, and Song Daha didn't even think about hiding it. He was openly kind to the mother and son without any hesitation.

After dinner, Song Daha took the initiative to offer to take the mother and son to the warehouse next door. Li Gensheng was young, but he was not a fool. He had keenly noticed something at the dinner table just now. He looked at his mother, then at the tall Song Daha, bit his lip, and finally said nothing.

Fortunately, Song Daha only sent them to the door and then went back. Chen Yuer felt visibly relieved. She sat on the soft bed and slowly let out a breath.

Li Gensheng saw this and sat down beside her, calling softly, "Mom."

Chen Yuer turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Gensheng shook his head: "Nothing, I just feel that the current situation is as good as a dream. Do you think we will become beggars again when we open our eyes tomorrow morning?"

Chen Yuer laughed and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is not a dream. We really met the Song family. Do you remember what mother told you?"

Li Gensheng nodded: "I remember, mother, you said that the Song family is a good family, and those who robbed their food are the real bad guys."

Chen Yuer smiled with relief when she heard this: "Just remember it. Remember, you must repay your Grandpa Song and the others in the future, okay?"

"Okay, I understand, Mom." Li Gensheng smiled obediently at his mother, but in the end he failed to ask the question hidden in his heart.

He was a little scared. What if his mother really found someone to marry for the household registration issue? What would he do? If his mother had to marry someone, Song Dahe seemed to be a good choice. At least, he seemed to care about his mother, unlike his father. His father never cared about his mother, let alone him. He even thought about selling his wife and children for money for an outsider.

Li Gensheng never regretted killing Li Ergou. In his opinion, Li Ergou could not be called a father at all. How could a man who had never been present in his childhood be worthy of being a father?